在埃塞俄比亚埃塞俄比亚奥莫河流域Tembaro社区保护森林调查灵长类动物密度和人类与灵长类动物冲突
Meselech Anshebo1, Aberham Megaze2, Taye Dobamo1
1Department of Biology, Wolaita Sodo University, P.O. Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
BMC zoology
|July 2, 2025
概括
人类与灵长类动物之间的冲突是埃塞俄比亚的一个重要问题,像阿努比斯和子这样的灵长类动物会造成农作物损坏和牲畜掠食. 需要可持续的共存战略来保护野生动物和当地生计.
科学领域:
- 灵长类生态学灵长类生态学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 人与野生动物的互动
背景情况:
- 人类与灵长类动物之间的冲突构成了全球保护挑战,特别是在人口密,低收入的国家,如埃塞俄比亚.
- 奥莫河谷森林带是非洲各种灵长类动物的关键息地,需要研究它们的种群动态和与人类的相互作用.
- 在埃塞俄比亚中南部的Tembaro社区保护森林进行了一项调查,以评估非人类灵长类动物的种群密度和人类与灵长类动物冲突的强度.
研究的目的:
- 为了估计Tembaro社区保护森林中非人类灵长类动物的种群密度.
- 在研究区域量化人类与灵长类动物冲突的强度和主要驱动因素.
- 确定有效的策略来缓解人类与灵长类动物之间的冲突,并促进共存.
主要方法:
- 使用距离抽样方法估计了人口密度.
- 人类与灵长类动物之间的冲突强度通过问卷调查和焦点小组讨论来量化.
- 鉴定出的灵长类物种包括阿努比斯,子子,黑色子子和长袍子.
主要成果:
- 记录的灵长类动物密度为:阿努比斯子 (10.06 ± 2.93),子子 (17.09 ± 4.53),黑色子子 (8.3 ± 1.20),子子 (14.76 ± 3.57) 个/平方公里.
- 农作物损害 (51.96%) 和牲畜掠食 (33.5%) 是人类与灵长类动物冲突的主要形式,主要是由阿努比斯 (41%) 和子子 (33.1%) 造成的.
- 玉米 (Zea mays) 是受损最频繁的作物,平均每年作物损失为6544.50美元,由于小动物的掠夺,每户平均每年损失为94.19美元. 身体保护是最常被引用的缓解策略 (33%).
结论:
- 该研究强调了不同种类的灵长类种群密度及其通过作物食和牲畜掠食对人类野生动物冲突的重大贡献.
- 现有的缓解方法需要加强,强调迫切需要可持续和综合的方法,以确保和的共存.
- 有效的保护和冲突缓解策略对于灵长类动物的长期生存和当地社区的生计至关重要.
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